Blinders on

Sean Watkins | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 14, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sugarhill
• ASIN: B000EJ9VC0
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #139,943 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Addition to Sean's Albums, March 18, 2006

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Veginomaly (Corpus Christi, Texas) - See all my reviews

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I bought this when it was available as a digital download on seanwatkins.com early in the year. I enjoyed it very much. Many of the songs are much different from the songs off his previous album, 26 Miles, but after listening to them a few times I fell in love with them.
I'm going to agree with the person who reviewed this album before me in saying "Run Away Girl" is one of my favorites. I also enjoyed all the other songs, though, unlike the former reviewer. I may have a bit of a bias because I absolutely love Sean's music but if I can listen to the entire album over and over again as I do now with "Blinders On," I must give the album all 5 stars.
I like it so much that I'm ordering the CD even though I already have the digital copy. I will restate, though, that I needed to listen to the CD a few times (about three) before I "understood" it, which is my way of saying "adjusted to it in comparison to 26 Miles."

3.0 out of 5 stars Blinders On, December 8, 2009

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David W. Smith (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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A good album, not a great album; then again it's hard to compare Sean's solo work to the amazing Nickel Creek synergy.

5.0 out of 5 stars An experimental adventure, May 28, 2009

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Emily R. White - See all my reviews
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I've enjoyed the Nickel creek CDs for years now, and in particular Sean's compositions, so I decided to investigate his solo work. I bought this CD after previewing "Runaway Girl" on his website. Like some of the other reviewers have said, this CD might take a few listens before you really "get it." I can really identify with a lot of the lyrics, though. Some of the edgier songs make more sense if you know the backstory ("Happy New Year" was written as a tribute for the tsunami victims of 2004). The string quartet excerpt, "Cammac," might seem a little random and out of place, but it reminds me of the sound of an orchestra warming up (I'm a string player myself, so it's almost a little nostalgic for me). Anyway, if it really bothers you, it's not very long and you'll live through it. My favorite tracks are "Summer's Coming," "Hello Goodbye" (which leaves you wishing it were longer, but you know it shouldn't be), "Runaway Girl," "I Say Nothing," "They Sail Away," and "Whipping Boy." The decision to follow up "Not That Bad/Blinders On" with "Whipping Boy" was genius, in my opinion. Musically, this CD more closely resembles Nickel Creek's "Why Should the Fire Die?" than the group's other recordings. I've enjoyed it, and it has earned a spot in my regular rotation of CDs.